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The world’s most trafficked mammal, the pangolin, is getting much-needed attention on the day before World Pangolin Day, with what may be the world’s first-ever burn of pangolin scales. Cameroon’s Ministry of Forests and…

Unsustainable development and poaching threaten the rich biodiversity of this Central African country known as “Africa in miniature.” To sustain Cameroon’s natural heritage, we combine policy engagement with people-centered, rights-based…

In the last three weeks I was away at the AWF Biennial Meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya. Before I left I thought it would be prudent to leave cameras in the field so they can do the job while I was away. Upon my return I learned there were runaway…

During the week of October 20th we’ll add the second aspect of the leopard research. The first two of the twelve leopards will be captured and collared. The other ten will subsequently be collared, depending on the rate of success with fund raising…

Currently I’m in the process of quantifying leopard numbers in the concession. This has proven not to be an easy task which requires a lot of time to plan and acquire proper equipment. Firstly we had to purchase equipment from the United States, but…

The use of camera traps has proven to be a useful way to get an idea of leopard activities in the N’wanetsi Concession. I've been able to capture good quality photographs were taken during the survey. There were 20 leopard photographs taken during…

NAIROBI, KENYA /// News Advisory /// Nature is one of our most significant heritages, and youth are the best drivers on the continent to ensure this heritage thrives for generations to come. As we celebrate International Youth Day 2020 on August 12,…

(NAIROBI, KENYA — January 3, 2024) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is announcing the call for applications for the Charles R. Wall Leadership Program. The program consists of two components — the Charles R. Wall Young African Policy Fellows…

African Wildlife Foundation Board Chair David Thomson released the following statement on California Governor Jerry Brown's signing of Assembly Bill 96 into law, effectively banning all intrastate trade of elephant ivory and rhino…

Maputla, N. W., Chimimba, C. T. and Ferreira, S. M. 2013. Calibrating a camera trap–based biased mark–recapture sampling design to survey the leopard population in the N’wanetsi concession, Kruger National Park, South Africa. African Journal of…

(Reuters)If the people of Congo save the mountain gorilla, might the gorilla return the favor?That is the hope of environmental activists, who realize that wildlife conservation and tourism could be the key to survival for people as well as animals…

After a month of mourning for the eight tourists and the park warden killed by Rwandan rebels in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, authorities reopened the Ugandan park to visitors Apr. 1.The Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI)…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, UGANDA--A new report published in the February issue of the scientific journal Biological Conservation reveals that the mountain gorilla population in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National park is likely lower than previously…

Some Endangered Species, Human Health ThreatenedLong a source of sustenance for many rural people in Africa, the meat from wild animals is becoming increasingly popular as a delicacy in other parts of the world-so popular, in fact, that consumption…